4 Million Americans Petition for Independent Investigation of Trump's Russia Ties
Source: Newsweek
BY MICHELE GORMAN ON 6/7/17 AT 3:53 PM
Nearly 20 progressive organizations rallied in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to call for an independent investigation into the alleged connection between President Donald Trump’s administration and Russia.
MoveOn, Public Citizen, Common Cause and 16 other progressive organizations delivered 4 million petition signatures from Americans across the country to leaders in the U.S. House, as well as various GOP committee members. They are asking members to support a discharge petition that would create an independent commission to investigate the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia and to force the president to release his tax returns. Democratic Representatives Eric Swalwell (Calif.) and Elijah Cummings (Md.) introduced the House bill, called the Protecting Our Democracy Act.
“If the administration has nothing to hide, then they should welcome such a commission to remove all doubt of a possible cover-up,” said Lisa Gilbert, vice president of legislative affairs at Public Citizen, a D.C.-based nonprofit organization that works to ensure all citizens are represented in power.
After the president fired FBI Director James Comey last month, the U.S. Department of Justice appointed Robert Mueller as special counsel charged with looking into potential ties between Trump associates and Russia during the 2016 general election. But U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, said solely having an independent counsel won’t reveal every truth about any possible foreign collusion.
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